"ICH BIN DER FLUSS"

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Ausstellung in Berlin : "ICH BIN DER FLUSS"

Confounded, marginal and punk, that is how the art of Tantão could be described. In Rio the artist is known as an icon of the underground andscene. Tantão swims with the city, he floats and creates. He sings, writes, composes and paints. Performancer and visual artist. His art is not straightforward and explicit, but versatile, spontaneous and improvised. It reflects his life. What he is and does, is Rio de Janeiro, too. He is not the head but the soul of his projects. Wherever he goes is art.

In February 2018 Tantão is coming to Berlin. Like Rio de Janeiro, Berlin has also a multicultural past and background, new and old are merging infinitely in a mix of different visions and ways of life. The exhibition ICH BIN DER FLUSS shows how the artist from Rio de Janeiro carries his cultural heritage and ideas to Berlin and presents the artistic results of an ecounter of two metropolis.

The visitors can expect an exhibition by an artist, who nearly is an artwork himself. His work does not only convince through the plastic language of his paintings but also through his own presence. Tantão absorbed the chaos of the big city Rio and moves naturally between junkies on the street and art collectors of the higher class. Wherever he is or appears, he is totally present. We can be curious and excited to see his interaction with the german capital.

Together with Tantao the documentary Eu sou o Rio by Anne&Gabraz arrives at Berlin. It will be screened two times at the Forum Expanded of the Berlinale 2018. Right now a whole collective of creative people is working for making this big journey happens. Beneficary concerts, auctions of the paintings, Money is being raised through a crowdfunding campaign, Handpainted t-shirts, film posters and all artworks from Tantão are on sale. All organized independently to pay the travel and accomodation expenses.

For the opening of the exhibition on the 23rd of February Tantão will improvise a performance together with the swedish sound artist Jonas Ohlsson. On the 02 of March another performance with Baba Electronica. The artistic process and residence will be filmed by Anne&Gabraz in a new documentary later on. We are looking forward to an exciting journey.